Aizu Railway

History

• June 22, 1984 - The Aizu line is opened by Japanese National Railways.
• November 10, 1986 - Aizu Railway Co., Ltd. is established.
• 1987:
• * -Route name, new station name, company badge, etc. are determined.
• * July 16 - East Japan Railway to convert the Aizu line Aizusen opening .
• April 27, 1988 - To-no-Hetsuri Station opens.
• October 12, 1990 - 15.4 km of the line is electrified, between and. With this electrification, through services begin with the Tobu Kinugawa Line, Tobu Nikko Line, and the Tobu Isesaki Line.
• August 10, 1995 - Minami-Wakamatsu Station opens.
• August 7, 1999 - Amaya Station was opened.
• July 18, 2001 - Aizu-Sanson-Dojo Station opens.
• 2002
• * March 23 - Aizu Mount Express begins operation.
• * August 29 - Furusato-Koen Station opens.
• March 1, 2005 - The express "Minamiaizu" was abolished. Aizu Mount Express starts direct operation to Kinugawa Onsen Station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line.
• March 18, 2006 - Aizu Kogen Station was renamed to Aizu Kogen Ozeguchi Station.
• 2009:
• * April 18 - A concert is held outside Yunokami-Onsen station
• * August 23-24 - Rokujizo Station temporarily opens.
• August 23, 24, 2010- Ichinoseiroku Jizoson Station was temporarily opened, in the same location as Rokujizo station the previous year. This station would be opened every year until 2014.
• 2012:
• * March 17 - Aizu Mount Express begins direct operation to Tobu-Nikko Station.
• * March 25-The Yume Tour begins operating to Kinugawa-Onsen Station on the Tobu Kinugawa Line.
• April 21, 2017 - Tobu's limited express Liberty Aizu starts operations to Aizu-Tajima Station.

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